Texas Water Code
§ 11.025 — SCOPE OF APPROPRIATIVE RIGHT
WA § 11.025Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 11. WATER RIGHTS · Art. B. RIGHTS IN STATE WATER
Statute text
View on sourceA right to use state water under a permit or a certified filing is limited not only to the amount specifically appropriated but also to the amount which is being or can be beneficially used for the purposes specified in the appropriation, and all water not so used is considered not appropriated.
Legislative history
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.